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**Hale & Co. (Boston MA)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
271		Collect 6 Cents for Boston Office. Scarce black framed handstamp on folded cover to New York City street address, with portion of contents dated Boston Jan. 16, 1844, faint dampstains, still Very Fine and very early Hale usage (Image)	E. 150-200
272		Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston. Large red double-line oval and matching "Paid" handstamp on Apr. 5, 1845 folded letter to New York City, file folds, Very Fine, scarce marking (Image)	E. 200-300
273		Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston. Large red double-line oval and matching "Collect Six Cents" framed handstamp on Mar. 28, 1845 folded letter from London, England, to New Bedford Mass., Very Fine, scarce inbound transatlantic usage, this large oval marking is also quite scarce (Image)	E. 300-400
274		Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston. Red oval handstamp with matching "Paid" and "Penny Post Paid." two-line handstamp on folded cover to Philadelphia, docketed Apr. 12, 1845 from Boston, file fold, slight wear, still Very Fine, extremely scarce marking indicating prepayment of local delivery charge (Image)	E. 400-500
275		Penny Post Paid. Two-line red handstamp clearly struck on May 22, 1845 folded letter from Boston to Albany N.Y., endorsed "Pr Hale & Co." and "Paid & P.P.P.", the writer asks for a reply to be sent via Hale & Co., Very Fine, scarce marking, ex Knapp (Image)	E. 400-500
276		"Paid Boston". Red straightline handstamp and black "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval on Nov. 4, 1844 folded letter from Chelsea Mass. to New Haven Conn. via Boston, sender writes "Please write me a full letter by Mr. Hale's Mail", Very Fine, scarce marking and nice reference to Hale (Image)	E. 150-200
277		Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston. Red oval and matching "Collect Six Cents" framed handstamp with pencil "18-3/4" re-rating on folded letter from Boston to New York City dated Jun. 26, 1845, a very late usage -- Hale's entire letter-express operation closed down just four days later -- Very Fine, an unusual usage, raising the question whether or not the re-rating was related to the imminent demise of Hale's Independent Mail service (Image)	E. 300-400
278		Hale & Co., (5c) Light Blue (75L1). Positions 1-3, horizontal strip of three with top left corner sheet margins and large margins except where clear at bottom right, bright shade, tied by four strikes of red "Paid" cancel on folded cover to New York City, docketing indicates Salem Mass. origin on Jun. 9 (1844), file fold EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT SHEET-MARGIN STRIP OF THE FIRST HALE & CO. ISSUE USED ON AN ATTRACTIVE COVER. The Hale stamps were usually cut into singles for convenient use, making multiples scarce and strips of three or larger rare. This sheet-margin strip is comparable to the strip on cover that realized $3,500 hammer in our Golden sale. Ex German sale. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
279		Hale & Co., (5c) Light Blue (75L1). Positions 5/10/15, vertical strip of three, large margins to slightly in, blue ms. "X" cancels, matching ink smears on undated folded cover to New York City street address, from the Howland & Aspinwall correspondence (Boston origin), one side flap removed, stamps printed on very thin paper which has creased slightly from application FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE VERTICAL STRIP OF THE HALE FIRST ISSUE USED ON COVER. VERY FEW STRIPS ARE KNOWN ON COVER, AND THIS VERTICAL ARRANGEMENT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL. The impressions show a vertical line, which is a printing flaw, not a crease in the paper. (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
280		Hale & Co., (5c) Dark Blue (75L1). Pos. 17, very thin paper, margins clear to touching, tied by red Collect box on folded cover to New York City, docketing indicates May 28, 1844 origin at Boston, sealed tear at left near fold, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
281		Hale & Co., (5c) Light Blue (75L1). Pos. 4, two ample to large margins, other sides touching, red "Paid" cancel, matching strike on folded cover to "Box 23 Hales P.O. New York", docketing indicates origin at Salem on Jun. 10 (probably 1844), light soiling, Very Fine, unusual address reference (Image)	E. 150-200

Hale & Co. (Boston MA)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

271

Collect 6 Cents for Boston Office. Scarce black framed handstamp on folded cover to New York City street address, with portion of contents dated Boston Jan. 16, 1844, faint dampstains, still Very Fine and very early Hale usage (Image)

E. 150-200

272

Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston. Large red double-line oval and matching "Paid" handstamp on Apr. 5, 1845 folded letter to New York City, file folds, Very Fine, scarce marking (Image)

E. 200-300

273

Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston. Large red double-line oval and matching "Collect Six Cents" framed handstamp on Mar. 28, 1845 folded letter from London, England, to New Bedford Mass., Very Fine, scarce inbound transatlantic usage, this large oval marking is also quite scarce (Image)

E. 300-400

274

Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston. Red oval handstamp with matching "Paid" and "Penny Post Paid." two-line handstamp on folded cover to Philadelphia, docketed Apr. 12, 1845 from Boston, file fold, slight wear, still Very Fine, extremely scarce marking indicating prepayment of local delivery charge (Image)

E. 400-500

275

Penny Post Paid. Two-line red handstamp clearly struck on May 22, 1845 folded letter from Boston to Albany N.Y., endorsed "Pr Hale & Co." and "Paid & P.P.P.", the writer asks for a reply to be sent via Hale & Co., Very Fine, scarce marking, ex Knapp (Image)

E. 400-500

276

"Paid Boston". Red straightline handstamp and black "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval on Nov. 4, 1844 folded letter from Chelsea Mass. to New Haven Conn. via Boston, sender writes "Please write me a full letter by Mr. Hale's Mail", Very Fine, scarce marking and nice reference to Hale (Image)

E. 150-200

277

Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston. Red oval and matching "Collect Six Cents" framed handstamp with pencil "18-3/4" re-rating on folded letter from Boston to New York City dated Jun. 26, 1845, a very late usage -- Hale's entire letter-express operation closed down just four days later -- Very Fine, an unusual usage, raising the question whether or not the re-rating was related to the imminent demise of Hale's Independent Mail service (Image)

E. 300-400

278

Hale & Co., (5c) Light Blue (75L1). Positions 1-3, horizontal strip of three with top left corner sheet margins and large margins except where clear at bottom right, bright shade, tied by four strikes of red "Paid" cancel on folded cover to New York City, docketing indicates Salem Mass. origin on Jun. 9 (1844), file fold

EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT SHEET-MARGIN STRIP OF THE FIRST HALE & CO. ISSUE USED ON AN ATTRACTIVE COVER.

The Hale stamps were usually cut into singles for convenient use, making multiples scarce and strips of three or larger rare. This sheet-margin strip is comparable to the strip on cover that realized $3,500 hammer in our Golden sale.

Ex German sale. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

279

Hale & Co., (5c) Light Blue (75L1). Positions 5/10/15, vertical strip of three, large margins to slightly in, blue ms. "X" cancels, matching ink smears on undated folded cover to New York City street address, from the Howland & Aspinwall correspondence (Boston origin), one side flap removed, stamps printed on very thin paper which has creased slightly from application

FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE VERTICAL STRIP OF THE HALE FIRST ISSUE USED ON COVER. VERY FEW STRIPS ARE KNOWN ON COVER, AND THIS VERTICAL ARRANGEMENT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL.

The impressions show a vertical line, which is a printing flaw, not a crease in the paper. (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

280

Hale & Co., (5c) Dark Blue (75L1). Pos. 17, very thin paper, margins clear to touching, tied by red Collect box on folded cover to New York City, docketing indicates May 28, 1844 origin at Boston, sealed tear at left near fold, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

281

Hale & Co., (5c) Light Blue (75L1). Pos. 4, two ample to large margins, other sides touching, red "Paid" cancel, matching strike on folded cover to "Box 23 Hales P.O. New York", docketing indicates origin at Salem on Jun. 10 (probably 1844), light soiling, Very Fine, unusual address reference (Image)

E. 150-200